Poultry-coop.



i. C. BLEDSUE.

PouLRY COOP. .APPLICATION F/LED NOV.25, 1914.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET 1,

-atented Dec; 14, 1915.

ATTORNIEH 1. C. BLEDSUE.

POULTRY COOP.

APPLlcATmNFILED Nov.2s. 19m.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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INVENTOR v drawings, vand pourries-coop.

ernaast' To" all @from #may concern y Be it knovvn `that I, JOHN' C. BLEDson, a citizen of the United or Kansasfhave invented a neiv and useful PoultryfCoop,fotvvbich the following is a specilication.-

The invention o poultry coop's.` o o The object ofthe present invention is vrto relates to improvements in n improve the construction of poultry coops and 'toprvide a simple, practical, and'com-- paratively. inexpensive poultry coop of strong and,l durable construction, equipped vvitliv reinforced corners toI prevent the coop from tearing apart at such points, and prol vided alsovvith a stro'ngiioor which will be ingr,- a `plurality protected from tbevl Wear incident to dragging the coopover rough surfaces.

,1l-il'furthery object of the invention is to providev a rigidv coop yof this character hav and equippedv with aclosure capable of affording ready access to the contents of the coop and adapted to be securely'fastened in its closed position.

'With these and .otberobjects in View tbe invention consists in the construction 4and novel combination of described, illustrated in the 'accompanying pointed vout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that `various changes in thel form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, Within tliescope of the claims, may be resorted -'to Without .departing from the' spirit or sacriicing anyof the advantages of the in vention.

Inwthe drawings: Figure). is a perspective vienT ,of a poultry coop constructed-in i Figi'. 2 is 'a longitudinal `sectional view of the saine. Fig. 3. is a transverse sectional -vievv onltlie line 3-3 of litigi. 2. Fig'. d is a horizontal sectional view on, the line if-4 of Fig. 2. Fig.. 5 is a transverse sectional vievv on the ofl a portion of .the coop, the slidable locking slat beingarranged in position for removal. lLilie numeralsofireference designate cor- `respon'ding parts in `alltiie figures of the.

v -Witb abrittonifconsisting ot' va plurality oit" States, residing at ...Cleburnefinthe county of Riley and State surface to prevent wear of separate compartments y parts hereinafter fully i Afianged corner posts which .clearly illustrated in Fig. of the racontes. nee. it, isis. Serial No. 873,957.

spaced thin boards or sections l and rela.- tively -tliick bottomA bars 2 interposed be,x tWeen'and located'at the" oiiter side edges of A the tbin boards or sections l, and adapted to support the thi-n boards or sections of the bottom' above tlieiioor or other supporting,r

and other injury tol the thin boards or sections when the coop is dragged over rough surfaces. may be made of any desired dimensions, and the thin boards or sections l and the bars 2 0I" the bottom preferably extend longitudinallyvof the coop. The thin boards ose? tions land the relatively thick bars 2 have 70 their upper faces `arranged `in flush relation to provide a smootlrloor 'or bottom to the coop, and the latter is provided at the upper tace of the bottom With side and end marginal strips 3 and d arranged edgei'vise upon the bottom and nailed or otherwise secured to the same With tbeiradjacent ends con-- tiguous to one another to form a lower up Wai-diy projecting flange at the side and end edges of the bottom.

e coop is equippedvvith corner posts composed separate 'vertical bars 5 and 6 arranged a right angles toeach other and fitted in the corners formed by the side and end marginal strips and secured to the latter and to upper side and end horizontal bars? and8, by nails or other suitable fastoning devices. The bars. 5 and 6 forni are approximately L-shaped in horizontal-.section, as drawings, and the fastening' devices 5* and 6, which secure the lower bars or strips 3 and 4 and, the upper bars 7 and 8 to the posts are arranged at right angles to one another. By this construction `a coop frame of great strength and durability is provided, and

4the corners are reinforced and-the coop et! i fectually prevented from tearing apart at such points.' The frame oi the coop is provided at tbe top with side and intermediate longitudinal bars 9- and 1G, arranged at the` side edges of the coop and at opposite sides vof the center thereof, as clearly shown in Fig'. 3 of tlie drawings. v' 105 The frame of the coop isequipped at opposite sides with intermediate posts composed. of inner and outer vertical bars ll and l2, secured flat against each other and preferably arranged equidistant to the center'fand terminals of the sides of the coop,

but any number ot ititermediateposts may,

The coop 65 which extend from the top, and the partition of course, be employed. The innerbars 11,

to the top side bars 9,. are fitted are arranged upon the bars 2 of the bottom of the coop. The upper ends of the bar-s 11 fit against and assist in supporting the top side bars 9, while the outer bars 12 of the intermediate posts are arranged between the lower and upper side bars or members 3 and 7 and have their ends fitted against the adjacent edges thereof. The intermediate posts are braced by transverse bottom cleats 18, secured to the'upper face of the bottom of the coop and extending across the same and having its ends fitted against the inner faces of the inner vertical bars 11 of the intermediate posts at the. lower ends of the said bars 11. By this construction the intermediate posts 'are braced and their lower ends held against inward movement.

The coop is divided into two separate compartments by a transverse partition comprising top and bottom horizontal bars 14 and 153, verticalside'bars 1G, and a cen trai post composed of vertical bars 17 and 18, fitted fiat against each other. The bar 17 is arranged between the upper and lower horizontal bars 14 and 15, and the bar 18, which extends from the bottom of the coop to the upper edge of the bar 1st, is fitted fiat against the latter and also the lower bar 15. T he side and end walls, the central partition, and the top of the coop are pref-- erably equipped with wire netting 19 for covering the spaces vbetween the slats or bars, but instead of providing wire netting, any other suitable means may be employed for completing the sidel and end walls, the of the coop. The intermediate top longitudinal slats 10 of the coop are spaced apart a sufficient distance to provide entrance openings which afford access to the compartments of the coop, and the latter is provided at the top with a slidable slat 20 extending from one upper end bar 8 to the other and having its terminals arranged in transverse keepers 21 whenv the slidable slat is in its closed position. The keepers consist of metallic straps or pieces secured at their terminals QQ-and the upper edges of the upper end bars 8, and angularly bent between their ends to form a.U- shaped portion.- The terminals 22 of the keepers are preferably proi'ided with eyes to receive the fastening devices for securing the keepers to the frame of the coop. The fra-me of 'the coop isbraced and reinforced between the ends of the slidable bar by intermediate end posts composed of inner and, outer vertical bars i3 and 211 secured to-n gether and arranged similar to the intermediate posts at opposite sides of the coop.- The outer vertical bar r3 extends from the bottom of the coop against thel inner faces of the upper and lower side bars .or members 3 and 7, and their lower ends longitudinal slot 25,

lower end bar or strip 4 to the upper end bar 8 and the inner vertical bar 24, which is secured flat against the inner faces of the bars 4 and 8 and extends upwardly from the bottom of the coop, to the upper edge of' the bar 8, and is adapted to form a support for the slidable slat. The slidable slat is provided at its center with a narrow receivinga staple 26 which is embedded in and projects upwardly from the upper edge of the top bar 14 of thecentral transverse partition. The staple 2G forms a stop for the slat, and the slot 25 is of sufficient length to permit either end of the slidable slat 20 to be moved beyond the coacting keeper 21, and when one end of the Slat is carried inwardly beyond the keeper, it is supported by the inner bar of the adj acent'intermediate end post. By this construction the slidable slat may be readily lifted from the coop to afford access to either or both of the compartments. The slat is locked in a central closed position by means of a fastening device 2.7 consisting of a shank or bar 28 provided at its outer end with an eye 29 which is linked into a suitable eye or loop 30 of the slidable slat 20. The other end of the shank or bar 28 is provided with a snap hook 31 for engaging the staple 2G, but any other suitable fastening means may, of course, be employed for securing the slat in its closed position. The fastening device affords ready access to the vinterior. of the coop and the contents may be readily placed therein and removed without driving or splitting or otherwise injuring the slats or bars of the coop.

What is claimed iszp 1. A coop' of the class described compris ing a bottom, upper and vlower side bars, the lower side bars being secured to the bottom, opposite intermediate posts composed of inner and outer vertical bars fitted fiat against each other, the outer vertical bars extending from the lower side bars to the upper side bars and arranged between and bearing at their ends against the same, and the'inner vertical bars having their upper and lower ends secured fiat against the inner faces of the upper and lower side bars and resting upon the said bottom.

2. A coop of the class described including a bottom, upper and lowerside bars, the lower side bars being arranged upon the said bottom, opposite intermediate posts composed of inner and oiltervertical bars fitted fiat against each other, the outer vertical bars extending from the lowery side bars to the upper side bars and arranged between the same, and the inner vertical bars being secured flat against the said upper and lower vertical bars and mounted upon the said 'hnttnm and a transl h 100' withdrawing nails or l yforming a closure for' verse cleat secured to the upper face or the: said bottoni and extending across the space between the innervertical bemand bracing the latter.

3. A coop of. the class described provided at the top with an entrance opening and having a transverse partition,A a slidable slat keepers carriedv by the coop and' receiving the ends of the 'said slat,vwhi'ch is slidable in either direction to carry either end-beyond the' adjacent keeper, said Slat being provided with a slot located at the partition, a staple mounted on the partition and the entrance' opening' extending through the slot and forming a the"slat, tl1ew s`l atand provided with means for engaging the staplev to secure the Slat against movement in either direction.

' In testimony, that Nelaim the foregoing as iny'own, l have hereto aiixed my signatnrein the presence of two Witnesses,

` JOHN c. BLEDsoE. y"Viitnesses: A

GEO. NOWAK, A. Jr; SAivmnLson.'

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